Shandy Questions...

[BlackQueenBrews]

Greeting fellow home brewers!

I have a decent 2.5 gallon Shandy recipe I’m trying this weekend but, I’m not too thrilled about adding lemonade mix to the recipe.

Technically, I’d like to try and develop a Cherry Lime Shandy and want to know can I use the natural flavoring liquid extracts (like the ones from Brewers Best) to get the flavor I’m looking for it should I stick with flavoring packets?

I think this combo will be really refreshing to share with friends over the summer so any tips/tricks shared will be greatly appreciated...especially recipes for Shandys anyone has used in their homebrewing as well!

Cheers and Thanks!

 

[RPh_Guy]

can I use the natural flavoring liquid extracts (like the ones from Brewers Best) to get the flavor I’m looking for

Yes, absolutely. Flavoring is great.

You could also make a real shandy...
Juice half a lemon, add to shaker.
Add a spoonful of sugar, as desired.
Swirl for a few seconds.
Add ice and about 8 oz water. Shake to fully dissolve and chill.
Strain into a glass, filling about half way.
Add the beer of your choice.

 

[Jag75]

Yes, absolutely. Flavoring is great.

You could also make a real shandy...
Juice half a lemon, add to shaker.
Add a spoonful of sugar, as desired.
Swirl for a few seconds.
Add ice and about 8 oz water. Shake to fully dissolve and chill.
Strain into a glass, filling about half way.
Add the beer of your choice.

This sounds tastey^^^^^^

Cherry lime sounds great too. I like cherry limeades from sonic .

 

[RPh_Guy]

Cherry lime sounds great too. I like cherry limeades from sonic .

You could make a cherry lime shandy.
Same instructions as above except use half a lime (yes, half. They are potent) instead of half a lemon, and add about 1 Tbsp of grenadine or cherry juice instead of the sugar

 

[Dland]

Would not know what a shandy was if I had not spent some time down under. A refreshing drink to be sure. Was usually a 4X or a VB with lemonade where I was at the time.

Some families served them to their kids.

 

[Jag75]

What type of beer would go best with that mixture RPH ?

 

[RPh_Guy]

Any pale beer would be good in my opinion. Blonde, wheat, Kolsch, helles lager, maybe american pale ale, etc.

50/50 base malt and white wheat malt with a neutral yeast and light hop rate is a good starting point.